Wildland firefighters and other seasonal federal workers are still being prevented from advancing into permanent government positions, writes National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) National President Bill Dougan in a letter to President Obama. Dougan is asking Obama to step in because he says the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is refusing to follow a
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez sat down with the Machinist News Network to discuss the IAM’s future, organizing new members, how the union deals with employers and the challenges ahead. WATCH: ViewPoint with IAM President Bob Martinez Since taking office in January 2016, Martinez says he understands his important responsibility as the union’s president and
Read moreIAM-endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came away with a clean sweep of all five Democratic primaries held Tuesday, March 15. Victories in Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina put Clinton even further on her path toward the Democratic nomination. “Good paying jobs are the ticket to the middle class and we’re going to stand
Read moreViewPoint had the honor of sitting down with the 14th International President of the Machinist Union, Bob Martinez.
Read moreIAM Endorsed Hillary Clinton is the only 2016 presidential candidate that stands with the IAM in supporting the EX-IM Bank Machinists from all across the country understand the importance of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and what it means to hundreds of thousands Americans. IAM-endorsed Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in the 2016 presidential
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